Sentences with phrase «state of the nation survey»

A new state of the nation survey published in October has found that 61 % of governing boards had difficulty attracting new recruits to serve as governors and trustees.

This will be followed by our own CEO Dr Lucy Peake who will reveal the results of Grandparents Plus» 2017 Kinship Care: State of the Nation survey.

Not exact matches

In surveys by the UnitedHealth Foundation, Minnesota has ranked among the nation's 10 healthiest states every year since 1990, thanks to a strong statewide health - care network and very high rates of physical activity among residents.

However, a new survey report from WiseBrand, based on over 2,000 respondents, does give a nice peek inside the current State of the Freelance Nation.

According to a Pew Global Attitudes Survey released a few days ago, views of the United States remain negative in all the Muslim - majority nations surveyed, with the notable exception of Indonesia.

In an ambitious project to assess the correctness of Talcott Parsons» theory of evolutionary universals, Gary Buck accumulated masses of data for 115 contemporary nation - states from every part of the world.7 He developed elaborate indices (as of 1960 wherever possible) of the ten variables Parsons discussed: (1) communication, (2) kinship organization, (3) religion, (4) technology, (5) stratification, (6) cultural legitimation, (7) bureaucratic organization, (8) money and market complex, (9) generalized universalistic norms, and (10) democratic association.8 Information was taken from such sources as the United Nations Statistical Yearbook, the Yearbook of Labor Statistics, and UNESCO's World Survey of Education.

She has also served as a consultant to the Salzburg Global Seminar, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Cairo Regional Center for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA), Social Surveys Africa and the United Nations Volunteers» (UNV) programme.

A Community Health Survey conducted in 2016 showed that the county contains a higher proportion of low - income earners than either the state or the nation.

New York State Homes & Community Renewal was ranked number six in a nation - wide survey of affordable housing lenders conducted by Affordable Housing Finance magazine.

In 1975 the United States ranked third among nations surveyed in the share of 18 - to 24 - year - olds receiving engineering and natural science degrees.

«Due to the complexity of threats we have identified in this study, conservation efforts in Michigan should prioritize both protecting the highly suitable mussel habitats that are left, and identifying any additional populations in under - sampled areas of the state,» said Wesley Daniel, a former research associate in Infante's Aquatic Landscape Ecology Lab, and now Cherokee Nation Technologies contractor for U.S. Geological Survey in Gainesville, FL..

«This is the first detailed assessment of rare earth elements for the entire nation, describing deposits throughout the United States,» says Marcia McNutt of the US Geological Survey.

The source of the data was surveys conducted by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Demographic and Health Surveys conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2011 tsurveys conducted by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Demographic and Health Surveys conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2011 tSurveys conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2011 to 2015.

The hiring of college graduates at all degree levels should be very strong in 2016 - 17, according to Michigan State University's Recruiting Trends, the largest annual survey of employers in the nation.

Mo surveyed 407 study participants in Florida, which was chosen because at the time the data was collected, roughly the same percentage of women held elective office in the state (23 percent) as women held elective office in the nation overall (24 percent).

Match.com has released its seventh annual Singles in America study, the nation's largest and most comprehensive annual survey of dating in the United States.

Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's legendary farewell speech (in which he coined the phrase «military industrial complex»), the film surveys the scorched landscape of a half - century's military adventures, asking how — and telling why — a nation of, by, and for the people has become the savings - and - loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war.

Data from the federal 2000 Schools and Staffing Survey put the average elementary - class size in the state at 17.9 pupils, one of the lowest averages in the nation.

Yet another international survey of educational achievement has ranked the United States near the bottom of the academic hierarchy («20 - Nation Study Shows U.S. Lags in Math, Science,» Feb. 12, 1992).

But our survey of the entire nation and in - depth study of five states gave us reason for encouragement.

As in previous years, the EPE Research Center has surveyed the states to assess the status of K - 12 educational technology across the nation.

Copyright 1988 Editorial With an annual salary of $ 150,000, Schools Chancellor Richard R. Green of New York City is not only the nation's highest - paid public - school administrator but earns more than any other state or local public official in the country, according to a national survey.

Excerpts of their post appear below: To get a glimpse of the social studies teacher workforce in the U.S., we look to data from the 2011 - 12 Schools and Staffing Survey Read more about The State of the Nation's Social Studies Educators -LSB-...]

SALT LAKE CITY — A majority of the nation's school district superintendents believe the Common Core State Standards are appropriately challenging and will improve education, according to a recent survey.

We have drawn upon academic research on the benefits of deeper learning; best practices from around our city, state and nation; and interviews with and surveys of our colleagues, students and communities.

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights on Tuesday released results of its survey — the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)-- providing a comprehensive look at how more than 95,000 public schools in the United States are educating the nation's children.

Commissioned by the 1964 Civil Rights Act to study the state of school inequality across the U.S., the nation's top sociologist, James Coleman, undertook a massive survey of around 600,000 students in a little over a year's time.

Luke Mitchell carried out the survey to mark the launch of «SYN: State of the Youth Nation», a new research tool from market research company YouthSight.

We're proud to be supporting the State of the Developer Nation Survey run by our friends at VisionMobile!

FINRA Foundation Releases Nation's First State - by - State Financial Capability Survey Wednesday, December 8, 2010 The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) today launched a dynamic interactive Web resource to display the results of America's first State - by - State Financial Capability Survey, which was also released today.

North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is ranked third among the nation's 30 colleges of veterinary medicine in the current survey by U.S. News and World Report.

Ever since, the history of the medium in the United States has careened alongside the nation's super highways and roadways, so argues The Open Road, Aperture's new title surveying the work of itinerant photographers from Frank to Stephen Shore, Todd Hido, and Justine Kurland.

Columns and reviews Associate editor Pablo Larios writes a fan letter in praise of the late Guy Davenport; Olivia Laing discussed the enduring relevance of Philip Guston's «Klan» paintings amidst recent racial tensions in the US; Krzysztof Kościuczuk observes how «necropolo,» a new genre of macabre, deadpan music in Poland, reflects current political anxieties; Ben Eastham witnesses a revival of state - of - the - nation novels in his review of Virginie Despentes's book trilogy, «Vernon Subutex»; Andrew Mellor surveys the London Sinfonietta, past and present, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary; and Elvia Wilk asks whether live - action role play can help us overcome social obstacles in the art world.

Not surprisingly, the panel had some disheartening statistics on access to justice, with Gulotta noting the United States ranks a dismal 94th of 113 nations surveyed on access to justice, Minow adding that 15 - 30 percent of legal services lawyers have been laid off over the last eight years, and Justice Goodwyn citing US Department of Justice data indicating that more than half of those qualified for civil legal aid had to be turned away — and that wasn't even considering the many people who didn't even know where to go.

The state of the nation report on business travel, commissioned by Heathrow Express surveyed business travellers from across the UK, Germany and the US and found that on average, 42 % of legal professionals travel with colleagues and take on average 2.6 domestic business trips and 2.3 international business trips a year.

The American Lawyer's most recent survey, published in May, states that partners at 44 of the nation's top 100 law firms drew $ 1 million or more in compensation in 2005.

One drawback: unlike scientifically conducted public opinion polls, the survey isn't a random sample of high school students across the state or nation; it's the high schoolers whose schools use Newsela.

According to a Gallup Poll where 100,000 people were surveyed from January through June of 2011, Idaho was one of the ten worst states for job creation in the nation.

Our State of the Nation 2017 survey shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by kinship carers — grandparents and other family members who've taken on the care of children who aren't able to live with their parents.Read more

This report — the first in a series of reports presenting findings from our landmark The Way We Are Now survey of over 5,000 people across the UK, which provides a unique window into the state of the nation's relationships — examines the quality of our relationships at work and the extent to which we're able to balance work and relationships effectively.

This week, NBC Education Nation's Parent Toolkit released the results from a «State of Parenting» survey they conducted in partnership with Pearson and Princeton Survey Research Associates International (Psurvey they conducted in partnership with Pearson and Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSurvey Research Associates International (PSRAI).

NAHB's analysis of the most recent Census Bureau's Survey of Construction (SOC) shows that in 2014 custom home building expanded across all regions of the Unites States, except the Mountain division where the custom home share of new single - family starts remained stable under 16 percent, the lowest share in the nation.

The survey's results are representative of the nation's nearly 1.2 million Realtors ®; members of NAR account for about half of all active real estate licensees in the U.S. Realtors ® go beyond state licensing requirements by subscribing to NAR's Code of Ethics and standards of practice and committing to continuing education.